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Department Contact:

Dr. Peggy Porterfield

Director of Assessment
(682) 867-7466
pjuarez@aisd.net

Mark Taylor

Coordinator of Assessment
(682) 867-7406
mtaylo13@aisd.net

Welcome to Assessment, a division of Research & Accountability. Join us as we embrace the power of assessment to shape a brighter future together.

Assessment is responsible for:

  • The administration of state assessments, including all State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR), STAAR End of Course (EOC), STAAR Alternate 2, TELPAS, and TELPAS Alternate; district assessments; and credit-by-exam for grade level acceleration and course credit.
  • Managing the district’s assessment data management system (Polaris).

STATE ASSESSMENT INFORMATION

For questions related to STAAR, contact Kathy St. Jean or call (682) 867-7416.

For questions related to TELPAS, contact Effie Aguilera or call (682) 867-4604.

DISTRICT ASSESSMENT INFORMATION

For questions related to Curriculum Assessments & Benchmarks, contact Wes Thrush or call (682) 867-7232.

CREDIT BY EXAM AND GRADE ACCELERATION

For questions related to Credit By Exam and Grade Acceleration, contact Effie Aguilera or call (682) 867-4604.

POLARIS (Edugence)

For questions related to Polaris, contact:

Mark Taylor, Coordinator – Assessment, or call (682) 867-7406
Wes Thrush, Specialist – Assessment, or call (682) 867-7232
Carol Kilgore, Technican – Assessment, or call (682) 867-7719